Cheshire Cat facts

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British Shorthair served as an inspiration for the creation of Cheshire Cat in the Lewis Carroll's novel "Alice in Wonderland" and fairy tale "Puss in Boots".

The Cheshire Cat predates Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by over 75 years, appearing as early as 1788 as a phrase in "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue".

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